The Mac Mini beats the MacBook in ways you wouldn’t expect

My 2019 Intel MacBook Pro had served me well for five years, but I started shopping for something newer. I looked at the M4 MacBook Pro and immediately balked at the price—we’re talking several thousand dollars. Then something clicked: I’m at my home office desk pretty much every single day. Maybe 10 days a year, I’m working somewhere else. Did I really need to spend MacBook money on a computer that never leaves my desk?